Featured Links

Police say woman was accidentally shot at home

Oct. 05, 2012 @ 12:00 AM

COAL GROVE, Ohio -- A woman was injured in what police are calling an accidental shooting at her home in the 100 block of Depot Street in Coal Grove, Ohio.

Coal Grove Police Department and Lawrence County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a shooting at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to a release from the Sheriff's Office. They learned that a woman was shot in the breast after her boyfriend's gun discharged while he was cleaning it.

No alcohol or drugs were involved in the incident, the release said. The shooting victim was treated for injuries, which were not life threatening, the release said.